Matthew Humphreys (born January 22, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and co founder of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting for Film, Television, Voice-overs, & Commercials (FTVC) at Pace University. He is known for his work in Bar Karma, The Immigrant, and The Good Shepherd.
Life and career Humphreys wanted to be an actor from childhood. In his adolescence, he considered other careers, including being a stockbroker and a United States Navy SEAL, but pursued acting and toured with a regional theatre company in the Midwestern United States and throughout New York.
Humphreys returned to graduate school after his time with the theater company. He graduated with a MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, after which he received more numerous and more recognizable acting roles both on stage and on the screen.
After spending years doing regional theater and work in New York City, he moved to Venice, Los Angeles in Southern California to live with his wife. In Los Angeles, Matthew became affiliated with Young Storytellers, a non-profit that mentors 5th graders in at-risk elementary schools, overseeing them writing their own short screenplay. He also volunteer taught acting at a teen center for homeless youth in L.A. called 'Hollywood Arts'.
In a 2011 interview in regards to acting, he has stated that he usually can get a "feel for" what the producers and directors want for a character when he goes in for an audition, but he was given very little information as to the personality of his character in Bar Karma, the first online community-developed network television series conceptualized by Will Wright. Humphreys has said that he had to improvise and be creative during the audition process. Other than his role in Bar Karma, his favorite job to date was portraying the vampire Dixon in the CW series Supernatural. He enjoyed the good company on the set and was especially thrilled to work with the director Kim Manners, whom he called "absolutely unbelievable".
In 2013, Humphreys and Brian Hastert co founded the BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voice Overs, and Commercials program (FTVC) at Pace University's School of Performing Arts. It has been acclaimed as the first undergraduate university program in the United States focused entirely on training the actor for work in front of the camera and microphone.
In May 2017, Humphreys became the head of the BFA program after Brian Hastert stepped down to make room for other 'projects'.
In June 2021, Humphreys announced the ending of his tenure with Pace University and intentions to move to Bristol, England for a new educational opportunity at the Bristol School of Acting.
Since October 2021, Humphreys has served as the Director of Acting Programmes with the goal to reimagine actor training at the school.
Filmography Year Production Role Notes 2003 All My Children Father Terry 1 episode 2006 We Fight to Be Free Lieutenant James Monroe Short 2006 Numb3rs Randy Styles 1 episode 2006 The Good Shepherd Cherry Orchard actor 2007 Chapter 27 Frederic 2007 Journeyman Greg Weil 1 episode 2007 Supernatural Dixon 1 episode 2008 Medium Steven 1 episode 2008 Altamont Now Alex Urban 2008 Burn Notice Philip 1 episode 2009 Obsessed Patrick 2009 The Forgotten Ben Sheppard 1 episode 2010 Big Love Ron Reed 2 episodes 2011 Bar Karma Doug Jones Main role (12 episodes) 2011 The Protector Dr. Ben Ramsey 1 episode2012ElementaryOwen Barts1 episode2013Blue BloodsArthur Phillips1 episode 2013The ImmigrantCop #1 2014 Alpha House Col. Leland Grimmel 5 episodes2015AllegianceBrad Davis1 episode2016Chicago MedHenry Joffe1 episode2016BillionsWalter2 episodes, 1 in 20182018BullADA Pappas1 episode2018Half Life JeffMain Role, Season 1
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